Tuguma Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tuguma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuguma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663

Tuguma (12) may also be a first name.

Tuguma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tuguma Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Tuguma occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Tuguma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuguma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Tuguma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Tuguma live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Tuguma is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda Tuguma is most frequent in: Sheema District, where 38 percent reside, Kampala District, where 15 percent reside and Kibaale District, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Tuguma is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunguma9229/
Tauguma920/
Tougouma862,178/
Tungumai869/
Thunguma862/
Tungguma861/
Tugume8340,966/
Tugumi8326/
Tugoma837/
Tiguma832/
Toguma831/
Toungouma803/
Tougoumma802/
Tougoma771,270/
Taugumi7752/
Tugomah7720/
Taugume7713/
Tugimah7712/
Tungume777/
Togouma776/
Tuggume775/
Tuguume774/
Tugooma773/
Tugumme772/
Tugumee771/
Tuugume771/
Tungumi771/
Tiegouma719/
Tougoumo711/
Togoma6725/
Tigima6713/
Tougoumou677/
Tugimo675/
Togumi674/
Tugome672/
Togumo671/
Toungoumo671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tuguma
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